Saturday, October 13, 2018

The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • adamant
  • annotator
  • aorta
  • arrant
  • atom
  • attar
  • dart
  • data
  • donator
  • doormat
  • dormant
  • dotard
  • drat
  • mandator
  • manta
  • mantra
  • marmot
  • mart
  • matador
  • matron
  • moat
  • moot
  • mordant
  • mortar
  • motor
  • motorman
  • motto
  • narrator
  • natant
  • nonart
  • nondormant
  • notator
  • odorant
  • onto
  • orator
  • ottoman
  • rant
  • ratatat
  • rattan
  • root
  • rotator
  • roto
  • rotor
  • tandoor
  • tantara
  • tantra
  • taro
  • tarot
  • tart
  • tartan
  • tartar
  • tattoo
  • toad
  • tomato
  • toon
  • toot
  • torn
  • tornado
  • toro
  • tort
  • tram
  • trod
  • trot

Maximum Puzzle Score: 316

Number of Answers: 63

Points Needed for Genius: 221

Genius requires between 28 and 55 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 86% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangrams, you only need 63% of the remaining points to reach genius.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 316 was the in the 98th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this high was on October 12, 2018.
The highest score ever was 337 on October 12, 2018.
The lowest score ever was 70 on September 22, 2018.

This puzzle's 63 possible answers rank it in the 96th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were more answers than this was on October 12, 2018.
The highest number of answers was 68 on September 24, 2018.
The lowest number of answers was 21 on August 5, 2018.

It takes a 7-letter word for genius. This is pretty common.

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